The center of heaven!

After a long time, the old Taoist priest opened his eyes, and a gleam of light suddenly appeared in them.

"My friend, you have studied Taoism so deeply. You must be destined to be with Taoism! Why don't you join my Taoism? You will definitely become a master in the future!"

The old Taoist priest looked serious as he looked at Xia Chen.

"Haha, my philosophy is not here. Thank you for your kindness, Taoist Priest!"

Xia Chen smiled and shook his head.

When the old Taoist priest heard this, he couldn't help but want to persuade him again. He really couldn't bear to see Xia Chen, a promising cultivator, wasting time in the world.

"If you devote yourself to practicing Taoism, I can introduce you to the Heavenly Master's Mansion. With your understanding of Taoism, you can become the next generation of Heavenly Master!"

When Xu Xingchen and the others heard the words of the unknown Taoist priest, they all looked over. That was the old Heavenly Master, a legend in the world!

Is my master so talented?

"Everything in the world has its own function and role, and it contains the Tao. I came from the mortal world and I want to be a mortal immortal!"

As Xia Chen finished speaking, there happened to be another loud bang in the sky outside, and thunder exploded.

"Take it as a mortal immortal? My dear friend, you are in a good state!"

The old Taoist muttered to himself, comprehending the artistic conception of this, and finally sighed and said.

"The outside world only knows that you are the son-in-law of a prince consort, the legitimate son of a marquisate, and that you have such a great reputation, but they don't know the talent you have!"

The old Taoist sighed, and then continued.

"The young generation in the capital are all eager to make a name for themselves through the military of the northwest.

Although you are talented and hold a high position, you have no great achievements.

You are just relying on the favor of Your Majesty.

There are still people who refuse to accept it, so why don't you try to show off your talent and strength and compete for the top spot among the younger generation?"

There was a light flowing in the old Taoist's eyes. People in the outside world said that Xia Chen was only at the Eighth Grade and was a useless person, but when he saw him today, he found that he had reached the Sixth Grade.

Moreover, he has such an understanding of Tao, and is surrounded by so many people with great luck.

But he has always been extremely low-key, never showing off unless necessary!

When Xia Chen heard what the old Taoist said, his eyes moved, he picked up the cup, and looked out the window.

It was storming outside, with heavy rain pouring down and rushing along the eaves!

"Water doesn't compete for the lead!"

Xia Chen retracted his gaze, put down the teacup in his hand, and bowed.

"Master, please enjoy it slowly. I have things to deal with, so I won't accompany you!"

Xia Chen stood up with a smile, his attitude was impeccable.

"Doesn't flowing water compete for the first place?"

The old Taoist priest looked at Xia Chen's back, muttering these words. The more he muttered, the more solemn his eyes became. This sentence seemed to contain the truth!

"My friend, this sentence doesn't seem to be complete. Is there a next sentence?"

The old Taoist priest looked at Xia Chen's back as he was almost walking away and asked hurriedly.

Xia Chen didn't look back, but the voice floated over.

"I have three treasures, I hold on to them and protect them.

One is kindness, the other is frugality.

The third is not daring to be the first in the world!"

Xia Chen did not answer the Heavenly Master immediately, but said another sentence, another famous sentence in the "Tao Te Ching"!

The meaning of this sentence is that I have three treasures. One is kindness, which can make people brave and loving;

The second is frugality, that is, knowing how to be frugal and restrained can save energy and resources;

The third is not daring to be the first in front of the world. People are all about daring to be the first in the world, but Lao Tzu said, don’t dare to be the first in the world. This is a kind of wisdom in life.

Don't be the first in the world, don't show off your strength, don't strive to be the first, stay humble and low-key, turn yourself into the valley, let yourself be at the bottom, or put yourself in a yin state.

In the end, all the rain and rivers in the world will converge towards him, thus transforming into a yang state, and he will be elected as the leader by everyone. From not daring to be the first in the world, to daring to be the first in the world!

Realize how to overcome strength with softness!

The Heavenly Master was deafened by what he heard. He felt like he was listening to the teachings of the Great Dao. What did he vaguely capture? He wanted to continue asking and asking for advice, but then Xia Chen's words rang out again.

"The running water does not compete to be first, but the water flows incessantly!"

After saying that, Xia Chen walked out of the Heavenly Residence, and there were ready-made lantern holders waiting outside.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has ordered the entire city to be under martial law. The city gates are closed and no one is allowed to go out. If any suspicious people or things are found in the city, please cooperate with the imperial army and capture them directly!"

Cui Hu, wearing a raincoat and serious eyes, came to report.

"I understand, the entire Hawkeye Division is dispatched to protect the safety of the city. You go first, I will come later!"

Xia Chen nodded and glanced at the sky. The thunder light had disappeared, but the heavy rain was still pouring down, falling continuously from the sky and converging towards the valley...

Behind Xia Chen, Zhang Wenliao, Xia Qian, and Xia Wen also took their weapons and were ready to go.

On the other side, Yu Shaoqian went to drive the carriage in person.

...

In the carriage!

Xu Xingchen's eyes flickered, but in the end he couldn't help but speak.

"The running water does not fight to be first, but the water flows incessantly! If you don't fight, you fight. Sir, do you want to be the first in the world?"

Everyone looked at Xia Chen. They seemed to understand what they heard just now, but they also felt that the words that the adults just said seemed to be of a very high standard!

"The future is still very long, so what if we are ahead for a while? What's the use of temporary glory? What I want is everlasting!"

Xia Chen's eyes were far-reaching, as if he wanted to see through the long river of time.

Xu Xingchen also had a deep look in his eyes. Xia Chen's words were easy to understand, but he felt that he did not fully understand them. He felt that Xia Chen seemed to be using these words to say something else, but he could not figure it out.

Xia Chen lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the heavy rain again. Xu Xingchen was very smart, but even with his wisdom, he still couldn't understand what kind of great era it would be in the future.

No! More than one big era!

The golden age ebbs and flows, and peerless geniuses emerge one after another.

After the [Great Unification] version, there is the [Aura Resurrection] version.

After [Aura Resurrection], there is [Dynasty Conflict].

After [Dynasty Conflict], there is the cruel [Fusion of the Heavens]. ] is coming! After that, the final version is called [Immortal Dynasty]...

Xia Chen didn't know if there would be another version in the future, but he knew that each version was a great era, a bright and cruel era.

As a player in Xia Chen's previous life, he felt that time flew by quickly, but in fact, the time span between each version was very long. If he wanted to live safely and brilliantly to the next big era, he had to be very intense.

Every version update is a cruel shuffle. Although the talented players in the first version have high potentials, they can easily be eliminated. Some players who have achieved great success in this version may be abused in the next version. Adult dog.

Therefore, Xia Chen's philosophy has always been that he will fight when there is a fight, but most of the time he has to do it, not to be first, but to keep talking!

Transform into a mortal fairy, sit high in the Ninth Layer sky, watch the ebb and flow of the tide, watch the clouds roll and relax!

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